Jimmy Carter texts about Stephen Colbert

Former President Jimmy Carter and his grandson, Jason, a Georgia state senator, take in an Atlanta Braves baseball game. (John Bazemore, AP)

Don’t think Jimmy Carter isn’t hip to electronic messaging just because he’s concerned about the privacy of his e-mails.

Apparently the former president, who is suspicious of the federal government’s surveillance programs, is coming around to texting.

Jason Carter, who is running for governor in Georgia, says his 89-year-old grandfather has become a “text president” after being interviewed by political satirist Stephen Colbert. He posted some of the former president’s first text on his Twitter account.

Jimmy Carter is promoting his new book, A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence and Power, and gamely appeared on Colbert’s Comedy Central show.

The 39th president made news Sunday when he said during a Meet the Press interview that he only writes or types letters to foreign leaders to avoid having his e-mails monitored by the National Security Agency. Gen. Keith Alexander, the outgoing director of the NSA, told Fox News that the agency doesn’t monitor the e-mails of Carter or any official.